Had somewhat chosen this cruise as a last minute adventure, as some much needed work was being done in our condo that made it required to find a quick and easy getaway. And we figured as we are top tier status with Princess (Elite/Platinum) we had high expectations as we had frequently travelled with Princess. But sadly we were very wrong, as the Crown Princess is in serious need of not only some loving, but a major "re-fit".

The Alaskan cruise (end of July) is not a new cruise to us, as we had done the same cruise from Vancouver almost 20 yrs, but the differences were very noticeable. As well, we recently traveled (two months ago) on Princess out of LA.

Seattle was very efficient in handling passengers, and the boarding was quick, maybe about 20 minutes to board. Read more